Section 2.8 Other Services.
(a) Commencing on the Effective Date and for six (6) months thereafter, the Recipient may identify any service (the “Excluded Services”), that: (i) had been provided prior to the Effective Date; or (ii) that, due to the separation of the Business from the business of Provider, is reasonably necessary to continue to conduct the Business in substantially the manner as the Business was conducted, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), during the Reference Period, but that is not included as a Service set forth this Agreement, including in accordance with Section 2.2 (each such service, an “Omitted Service”).
(b) Upon request by Recipient at any time during the Term, Provider shall provide any Omitted Service. For the avoidance of doubt, the Provider shall have no obligation to provide any Excluded Service. Provider shall negotiate in good faith with Recipient regarding the provision of, but shall have no obligation to provide, any Omitted Service that was not provided during the Reference Period (each, an “Additional Service”).
(c) Provider and Recipient shall negotiate in good faith the terms applicable to any Omitted Service or Additional Service, including the applicable Service Term therefor. The terms and conditions agreed upon in respect of any Omitted Service (or Additional Service if agreed) shall be agreed upon pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement and thereafter shall constitute part of the Services.
(d) Any negotiations relating to Omitted Services or Additional Services may include providing for the reimbursement of any reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the continuation of any service, or assisting in the transition, in all cases, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided, however, that Provider shall provide or cause to be provided all Omitted Services at Provider’s Actual Cost. “Actual Cost” means the actual cost (without mark-up) to Provider of delivering such Services, which shall include (A) employee and administrative costs, and (B) the third-party costs and expenses, incurred by Provider in providing such Services.
Services Standard. Recipient acknowledges that Provider is not in the business of providing services to third parties and is entering into this Agreement only for the purpose of facilitating the transactions described in the Merger Agreement. Provider shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, perform the Services in substantially the same manner and at substantially the same level of service (including, as applicable, with respect to type, frequency, quality, quantity, priority, timeliness and geographic scope) as compared with the manner in which such Services were provided to the Business at Closing and with substantially the same degree of skill, care and diligence as provided by Provider at Closing (the “Services Standard”). Recipient acknowledges that the timely completion of any Service by Provider or its Affiliates may depend upon the provision of information, documentation, products and/or services by Recipient or its Affiliates, and that Provider shall not be responsible for the failure to provide such Service to the extent that such failure results from the failure of Recipient or its Affiliates to provide such information, documentation, products and/or services to Provider or its Affiliates. Under no circumstances shall Provider, its Affiliates or its or their respective employees or agents (including subcontractors) be held accountable to a greater standard of care, efforts or skill than the Services Standard. Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Services do not include the exercise of business judgment or
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